Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Billeri

Overview

Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Billericay, East of England, for pupils aged 5–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 5–11
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
Religious character: Church of England
School capacity: 210
Pupils on roll: 173
URN: 152141

Admissions

Local authority: Essex
Academy trust or group: BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST

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Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 24
Total preferences: 49
Offers made: 25

First preferences compared with offers

0.96 first preferences per offer

24 first preferences and 25 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	24	49	25
2025/26	15	39	15
2024/25	22	43	24
2023/24	19	54	22
2022/23	26	63	30

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

DfE has not published results for this school under its current identity.

Previous school performance

These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.

Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · 2024/25
Measure	School
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard	65%
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard	23%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 29 September 2021 · Published 10 November 2021
Outcome: School remains Good
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Church Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1NU
Local authority: Essex
Area: Schools in Chelmsford

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